Upton

[uhp-tuhn]

noun

1. a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “upper town.”

Example Sentences

Business leaders who play along with Beijing call to mind author Upton Sinclair’s observation that “it is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.”

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Like Upton Sinclair, Witt suggests to us all in the last line of his book that “the opportunity presents itself once more.”

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Amid the uproar over his decision came letters from Upton Sinclair urging Garland to put the money to good use by endowing a fund for the good of mankind.

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Drawing inspiration from Upton Sinclair’s 1927 novel, “Oil,” Anderson’s best, most accomplished movie levels up from the freewheeling antics of his early films to something intentionally serious and epic, with more than a touch of the visionary.

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The sweeping grandstand that skirts the back of the first tee and adjacent 18th green at Bethpage is more London Stadium than Upton Park.

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